Lisa Harvey Personal Space Trainer  
     
  Stuart Dollery Personal Space Trainer  
     
  Julia Dalgleish Personal Space Trainer  
     
  Fi Griffiths Personal Space Masseur and Trainer  
     
  Lisa Dollery Personal Space Pilates Instructor  
     
  Elena Durnford Personal Space Pilates Instructor  
 

 

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0117 9744422

187 Redland Road
Redland
Bristol
BS6 6XP

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Ace Certified

Lisa Harvey BA(Hons), MSc. Personal Space Founder.
American Council on Exercise Accredited Personal Trainer
Lisa has worked in health and fitness since graduating with a BA (Honours) in Human Movement in 1990. She graduated with a Masters in Exercise and Health Science at Bristol University in 1997, and her dissertation involved working with people with Multiple Sclerosis (MS), assessing the influence of exercise on their mobility and strength. In 2003, she gained the American Council on Exercise (ACE) Personal Trainer qualification, one of the most advanced personal training qualifications available.
Lisa has worked as a personal trainer since 1993 during which time she has gained experience with all ages, from 15 to 85 years. She has worked closely with clients suffering heart complaints, Parkinsons disease, arthritis, diabetes, MS, chronic back pain, ante- and post-natal women, as well as those who just wish to improve on their current level of fitness.
She enjoys attending relevant conferences and workshops throughout the year to keep abreast of current health research.
Lisa ran competitively for Westbury Harriers and Bristol Athletic Club for 20 years, and retired in 2000. Now she still enjoys running, hill walking, cycling and being a Mum of two boys.

 

 
Stuart Dollery BA(Hons). Personal Space Founder. Personal Trainer
Stuart has worked within health and fitness since graduating with a BA (Honours) in Sport Studies in 1990. He has worked on both an employed and self-employed basis, as fitness instructor, fitness manager and personal trainer. Stuart has certifications in many areas relating to personal training and regularly attends conferences and workshops. It was with more recent work that Stuart has fulfilled his ambitions. He spent four years assessing / verifying / lecturing and training instructors, in which time he and a colleague published a book - 'The health and fitness handbook'.
Stuart spent one year with the NHS, working as an exercise physiologist with the cardiac rehabilitation team, and this area is of great interest to him.
Stuart has also, through his own interest, completed an NLP practitioner course, which has both enlightened and inspired him to look further into helping others to fulfil their aspirations.
Stuart enjoys mountain biking and gym conditioning work, and spending time with his children - all four of them!
His working availability is between 6.30 am and 9.30pm.

 

 
Julia Dalgleish BA(Hons). Personal Trainer
Julia graduated with a Joint Honours degree in Physiology and Psychology form Cardiff University in 1992, then completed a further year of specialist study in Dance and Fitness in Bristol. Since then Julia has worked as a freelance Dance and Studio Instructor within Bristol and Bath, full time gym Instructor, Programme Director and Fitness Manager for a private Health Club in Bristol and Cardiff and as Club Manager for 3 Corporate Fitness Centres in East Anglia. 
Over the next 6 years, Julia then began lecturing, assessing and Internally Verifying potential and current Gym Instructors and Personal Trainers within the Fitness Industry, completing her employment as the Director of Training. Within this time she authored 'The Health and Fitness Handbook' alongside Stuart Dollery and played an active role in the writing, development and delivery of the current Advanced Personal Training and Special Populations Awards. 
Over this time Julia maintained an active Studio teaching role within the Industry and regularly attended conferences and training courses to stay abreast of new information. 
Eager to return to the frontline she joined the team at Personal Space in 2003. 
Julia was part of the Welsh Womens Rugby squad but now spends time outside of work in the mountains and summited Mont Blanc in June 2003 with hopes to attain higher summits in the future.

 

 

Fi Griffiths BSc (Hons), IIHHT, IIST. Personal Trainer, Massage Therapist
Fi has been in the fitness industry for 19 years, originally teaching aerobics, moving onto step, body conditioning, aqua, pre&post natal and 50+. In the 1990's she ran two busy group exercise studios in Plymouth as well as being a course director for RSA validated Exercise To Music qualifications. She lectured all aspects of the course including anatomy, physiology and nutrition. She has been specialising in spinal rehabilitation since 2000, dealing with chronic back pain, whiplash injuries and other spinal problems using exercise and massage therapy.
Fi is qualified to international standards and is an insured member of the Federation of Holistic Therapists.  She is bound by a code of ethics – including high standards of hygiene and professionalism.
Massage qualifications held by Fi include International Institute of Health and Holistic Therapies Diploma, and International Institute of Sports Therapy Certificate.

Sessions are by appointment only. Please call Fi direct on 07887 944752

 

 
Lisa Dollery. Pilates Instructor
Lisa has worked within the fitness industry since 1992. During this time she has been both employed and self-employed as an excercise-to-music teacher, gym instructor, and then pilates instructor. Lisa has certifications in many health and excercise related areas, but it was after a serious back injury, and pregnancy, that she became interested in the pilates 'method'. After her training course through Michael King, she went on to master the techniques and teach in health clubs and village halls.
Lisa has direct referrals from osteopaths, chiropractors and physiotherapists, who all have faith in her skills and dedication to the 'method'. She works with clients who have specific back conditions and those wanting general conditioning through pilates. Her special interest is in pre- and post-natal work.
Lisa has four children, including twins, and continued to practise pilates through all her pregnancies.

 

 
Elena Durnford. Pilates Instructor
Elena first starting working in the fitness industry in 1994, first qualifying as an RSA Exercise to Music instructor with the YMCA.  She has since trained as a FitKid coach and also as an instructor of Body Balance, Body Step, Body Pump and Step Aerobics.  She is a member of the Register of Exercise Professionals Advanced level 3.
After teaching for many years as a fitness instructor in private health clubs in Holland, London and Bristol, Elena began to focus on rehabilitation.  Since 2001, she has worked in a spinal rehabilitation clinic helping clients who suffer from different types of spine-related problems. This work led to an interest in Pilates and in 2005 Elena completed a rigorous training course with the Pilates Foundation specialising in rehabilitation work.  She continues to enhance her professional development by attending Pilates workshops on such heatlh concerns as osteoporosis, arthritis, hip problems and scoliosis.  As a matwork instructor Elena frequently uses small equipment to aid those with injuries or special health concerns.  Through the Pilates Foundation, Elena is insured and bound to a Code of Good Ethics and Conduct as well as following all Good Practice guidelines